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The chain attempted to enter large European markets thanks to joints with KFC. In Germany the first non-military A&W restaurant opened in Garbsen near Hanover on May 27, 2003 [79] followed by a second in Cologne in July. A third in Berlin was scheduled for early September. [80] A&W opened its first outlet in Bangladesh on December 15, 2004. [81]
The first A&W drive-in restaurant opened in Sacramento in 1923. In 1925, when Allen was the sole owner of the company again, he started selling franchises. A&W became the first franchise ...
The drink gained the name "A&W Root Beer" in 1922 when an employee of Allen's stand in Stockton, [7] Frank Wright, joined Allen in a partnership. The following year, A&W opened its first drive-in restaurant, located in Sacramento. [2] Though Frank Wright was bought out another year later, the chain of root beer stands retained the same name.
The first A&W Root Beer outlet in Canada opened in 1956. By 1960 the number of A&W restaurants swelled to more than 2,000. In 1963 the company was sold to the J. Hungerford Smith Company, which had produced Allen's concentrate since 1921. That year the first overseas A&W restaurant opened its doors in Guam.
A&W is a fast-food restaurant chain in Canada, franchised by A&W Food Services of Canada, Inc. [5]. The company was initially a subsidiary of the U.S.-based A&W Restaurants chain, with the subsidiary opening its first franchise in Winnipeg in 1956.
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Yum! previously also owned Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants. Yum! was founded as Tricon Global Restaurants after PepsiCo finalized the split. In 2002, they took their current name after they merged with Yorkshire Global Restaurants, which at the time was the parent company of A&W, who also spun off an international branch.
Friendship happened when she tried something brand new. Florida-based publicist Emily Taffel, 44, tells Yahoo Life that while she still has some best friends from childhood, she’s made some ...